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Donor Conception and (Dis)closure in the UK: Siblingship, Friendship and Kinship

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Edwards, J. Donor Conception and (Dis)closure in the UK: Siblingship, Friendship and Kinship. Sociologus, 65(1), 101-122. https://doi.org/10.3790/soc.65.1.101
Edwards, Jeanette "Donor Conception and (Dis)closure in the UK: Siblingship, Friendship and Kinship" Sociologus 65.1, , 101-122. https://doi.org/10.3790/soc.65.1.101
Edwards, Jeanette: Donor Conception and (Dis)closure in the UK: Siblingship, Friendship and Kinship, in: Sociologus, vol. 65, iss. 1, 101-122, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/soc.65.1.101

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Donor Conception and (Dis)closure in the UK: Siblingship, Friendship and Kinship

Edwards, Jeanette

Sociologus, Vol. 65 (2015), Iss. 1 : pp. 101–122

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Prof. Jeanette Edwards, Dept. of Social Anthropology, University of Manchester

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Abstract

As many aspects of assisted conception become familiar, others emerge not only as unfamiliar, but also unpredicted. This article focuses on a newly emergent kin figure – the donor sibling. It suggests that the anthropology of friendship might have as much to tell us about the significance of the donor sibling in Euro-American kinship thinking as the anthropology of kinship. The article locates the donor-sibling in changes in UK legislation and policy that have increasingly promoted more transparency and ‘openness’ in donor conception.